This is probably one of the best title sequences I have seen! It begins with John Doe, the movies villain, turning pages of a book. He is surrounded by papers and ominous instruments of torture as he composes a ransom-like letter. Because the audience wouldn’t see Doe again for nearly 40 minutes, Cooper needed to establish a connection with the character immediately.
There is metronome clicking at a very slow tempo, and the shots go to the actors names one by one between pictures of what appears to be a person cutting their fingertips off. Nothing is definite in the title sequence and it causes the viewer to think, the confusion intrigues them. The title sequence is very long and the score seams to speed up as well as the speed of each shot. It is also very detailed, it even mentions the composer of the score, casting and costume.
A factor which is very interesting is that the title sequence does not mention the serial killer and main character John Doe played by Kevin Spacey. This seams to heighten the mystery of the murders of the film, this shows us that it could be a good idea to leave main characters out of the title sequence to create the effect of mystery.
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